Pope Leo XIV, who authorised the mass, seems content to let the incense waft while taking Francis’s line on issues such as poverty, inequality and climate change. His first major text, Dilexi Te, describes protecting the climate,

Pope Leo XIV has met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and the two discussed the urgent need for assistance to civilians in Gaza and a two-state solution to end the conflict.

The Vatican said on Monday that priests cannot bless same-sex unions, disappointing LGBT+ Catholics who had hoped that the Church was becoming more open under Pope Francis, who has previously said he could not judge gay people.

The pope and Abbas spoke about “an urgent need to provide assistance to the civilian population in Gaza and to end the conflict by pursuing a two-state solution.”

Twenty cardinal electors and influential cardinal non-electors spoke to NCR after Pope Leo XIV's election. In Part 2 of this series, the conclave opens and the cardinals make their crucial choice.

JD Vance—who calls himself a “baby Catholic”—is freaking out after the White House slammed Pope Leo XIV for his criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. The vice president popped off after Letters from Leo,

Pope Leo XIV said Nov. 4 outside Castel Gandolfo that the spiritual rights of migrants in detention must be considered.

The two met in person for the first time, in what the Holy See described as a "cordial" encounter.View on euronews

Pope Leo XIV and the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, recognized the “urgent need to provide assistance to the civilian population in Gaza and to end the conflict by pursuing a two-state solution,

It looks like the Kentucky Wildcats will have Jaland Lowe when they host the Valparaiso Beacons on Friday night at Rupp Arena. On Thursday, head coach Mark Pope announced that Lowe would have a full practice and is hopeful the star point guard will play on Friday.